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Vocab Test:
Units 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| FACERE, FACTUM (FAC) | to make; to do |
| Discomfit | to embarrass and confuse |
| Edification | an improvement or enlightenment |
| Malfeasance | misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official |
| Surfeit | the condition of being too full; an overabundance |
| OPUS, OPERIS (OPUS) | work |
| OPS, OPIS (OPUS) | wealth; power; resource |
| Magnum Opus | the greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer |
| Modus Operandi | a specific manner of working |
| Opulent | possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent |
| ERGON (ERG) | work |
| Synergy | the power that results from the combination of two or more forces |
| Liturgy | a pattern of prayer or worship |
| Lethargy | a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy |
| LABOR (LABOR) | work |
| Laborious | requiring mental or physical effort |
| Belabor | to discuss in too much detail |
| Elaborate | to explain in great detail |
| STARE, STANTUM (STA,STI) | to stand; to stay |
| Stanch | to stop the flow of |
| Staunch | firm and steadfast |
| Extant | still in existence; not destroyed |
| Restive | resisting authority; difficult to control (restless; fidgety) |
| PONERE, POSITUM (POS) | to put, plus |
| Apropos | with regard to |
| Depose | to remove from office or power |
| STATOS (STATS,STAT) | standing |
| Static | having no motion or change |
| Ecstasy | an intense joy or delight |
| Stasis | a condition in which there is no change |
| ESSE (ENT,ESS) | to be |
| Entity | a being |
| Essence | the most important ingredient; the crucial element |
| Quintessential | the most typical, ideal, or important |
| VIRIDUS (VERD,VIRID) | green |
| Verdure | greenery; fresh and ripe vegetation |
| Verdant | green; lush with vegetation |
| Viridity | a lack of experience; an innocence |
| CANDIDUS (CAND) | white, pure |
| CANDERE, CANDITUM (CAND) | to glow; to burn |
| Candid | open and sincere |
| Candor | a frankness or sincerity of expression; an openness |
| Incandescent | shining brilliantly |
| PALLERE (PALL) | to be pale |
| Pallor | an extreme or unnatural palemess |
| Pallid | lacking color; dull |
| Appall | to fill with horror or disapproval |
| LIVIDUS (LIVID) | bluish-black |
| Livid | enraged; furious |
| NIGER (NIGR) | black |
| Denigrate | to attack the character of; to mock |
| PECCARE, PECCATUM (PEC | to sin; to be flawed |
| Peccadillo | a small sin or fault |
| Impeccable | having no flaws |
| Peccant | violating a moral law; sinful |
| PEJOR (PEJ,PAIR) | worse |
| Pejorative | negative and critical; insulting |
| Impair | to cause to diminish in strength, value, or quality |
| MALUS (MAL) | bad |
| Malign | to speak of maliciously; to insult |
| Malinger | to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something |
| Malaise | a sense of unease; depression |
| NEGARE, NEGATUM (NEG) | to deny |
| NEGLEGERE (NEG) | to neglect |
| Negligent | not properly attentive |
| Negligible | unimportant; insignificant |
| Negate | to cancel the effect of; to nullify |